Top 10 Worst Classic Rock Songs
I love Classic Rock but these songs are overplayed, annoying, or just plain overrated. These are MY OPINION and I understand why people would like these songs but if you're mad, keep it to yourself or just tell me POLITELY your opinions.OK, you can defend any songs or bands/artists from 10-2 but if you have ANY defense for this song or Warren Himself then we need to have a little discussion. To me, this guy doesn't qualify as "classic rock" or even rock in general. This song is an example of how not to do a classic rock song. His voice is annoying, the chorus will make you want to rip your hair out, the instrumentals are atrocious, no the whole song is atrocious! No song will ever make me feel as angry, annoyed, and miserable as this one. I don't see how anyone could like this garbage. It does not deserve to be played on the radio or to even exist. Screw this song!
Kid Rock must have liked it since he plagiarized it a few years ago...
This song is just annoying. I know I keep saying that for every entry here but it's true! I seriously can't think of much to say about this one but how can people tolerate or even like that laugh thing or whatever that noise he makes is? It was very close between this and Cheap Sunglasses but because this one gets an absurd amount of undeserved praise La Grange makes the list.
I love this song, the riff is stolen and that's a shame, but tons of great songs had "stolen" riffs (like Stairway to Heaven), and I really like the solo. Liking or not the solo is all about opinions, but I really find it great.
A riff stolen from John Lee Hooker's " Boogie Chillen' ". Before ZZ Top, some members were in the " Moving Sidewalks ". At least they had riffs that were Original. Once they became ZZ Top they just took all Blues riffs.
I hate this band with a passion. They are an embarrassment to the rest of us Texans
So far ever artist/band on this list had at least one good song or redeeming factor but Stevie Ray Vaughan is nothing but a pile of trash that no one should ever have the displeasure of listening to. This so-called "rock star" made countless songs that could've been here but Look at Little Sister had the most annoying chorus, instrumentals, vocals, and overall just bad quality. I can't think of any words to describe how atrocious this garbage is.
R u kidding? Maybe it's "a little bit" overrated, but... Really? Do you think is worst than We Built This City?
Boring. Not pleasing. I only like the guitar at the ending.
Its overplayed not a terror terrible song
This shouldn't be on any bad list!
REO Speedwagon is fantastic! I love mostly all the songs I've heard from them. Emphasis on MOSTLY. This 12 minute long song is once again 25% song 75% filler but this takes it to the next level. Instead of a long drawn-out guitar interlude we get a 10 minute story about how Kevin Cronin is trying to "make sweet love to a girl" when oh no... THE TELEPHONE RINGS! How is this a concert favorite from the band? If this song never played on any radio station anymore I don't know about you but I wouldn't miss it one bit. Listen to the original. It's the song with no talking.
Sissy rock at at its finest.
How is The Eagles' Hotel California, Warren Zevon's Werewolves of London and ZZ Top's La Grange above this pile of crap. This song just makes me miss the days of Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship in the 60's and 70's (I'm 27 but still, I'm a huge fan of them.), plus this song is way too poppy to even be considered true rock music. At least with artists like Huey Lewis, Crowded House or Steely Dan you might consider them rock, but Starship, hell no. This is basically the worst "rock" song of the 1980s, even worse than "Talk Dirty To Me" by Poison or "Body Language" by Queen. 1.5/10
Hotel California is awesome. Space Oddity is awesome. Another Brick in the wall is awesome. Stairway to HeARE YOU KIDDING ME? The singer for La Grange is annoying but the rest of the instruments at great.
The closest to this one is don't Stop Believing. The lyrics are stupid and the singing is way too dramatic, but each of the instruments are very powerful. This one has stupid lyrics and stupid everything else.
This whole list sucks. You have have great songs like Werewolves of London, La Grange, and Space Oddity being compared to this garbage.
I figured this would be on here eventually, might as well add it now.
What's the point of this crap?! This song is just atrocious. It's 4 minutes of actual song which is actually pretty good but what happens for the remaining 12? Just Peter making noises with his guitar and audience cheering. I understand that this was very unique for its time but why, why, WHY does it have to go on for 12 minutes?! We get it Peter you can make noises with your guitar!
Way overrated. I don't understand why people think Peter Frampton is a killer guitarist. Because he uses the guitar voice box a lot in his songs! Woo!
This song suffers from the same problems the previous entry does and then some. Repetitive lyrics, annoying chorus, and just bland quality. Also worth mentioning the stuttering. Who is this Porky Pig? You just a-ain't s-seen n-n-n-n-nothing yet!
I've always despised this asinine song and its bad use of the word 'dude'. Then, it got applied to some of my favorite anime guys, making me hate it even more. The bottom of the barrel.
I don't mean to pick on Skynyrd but after my comments on Free Bird, I felt I had to add it.
This song makes me want to punch a wall
Clunking, with annoying singing.
Was this put on here because they sang it with a 90s boyband? 5ive remember them? Abz? Slam Dunk (Da Funk)
They sang with Queen "We will rock you"
Talky verses and shouting, jarring refrains. Musically lame.
Don't anyone DARE let Sweet Home Alabama pass this one up!
Puke...of several late up heavals by this sell out piece of of a band
Strident, nasty, and irritating.
I know all classic rock bands sing about sex, but this is just taking it too far
Without a doubt their worst song.
Another waste of space.
If a song could have a smell, this sounds stinky.
That's no way to treat such a kind, loving, and creative man with a unique and amazing talent for songwriting. David Bowie is one of the greatest music artists of all time and will remain a legacy, and you obviously can't look past your pedestal to see how much of an influence he was.
No we're getting serious. David Bowie is a freaky, disturbing, and just ugly man in appearance and his music is no different. I chose this one because it has the most annoying chorus in rock history. No one should ever have the displeasure of sitting through this garbage.
Much as I love Clapton, he always plays this song way too slow and it puts me to sleep faster than NyQuil.
I had to vote for this song.
How is "Stranglehold" by Ted Nugent up here? Same with "Space Oddity" by Bowie? Those songs are legendary. I'm astounded by that.
I bring the volume down whenever this song gets played
Sucky song from a sucky band. Screaming is not synonymous with singing. Plus it's just an unattractive song that doesn't even qualify to be "rock."
I guess I share Pete Townshend's assessment of L.Z.: that they've never done anything worth listening to.
I know, it's sacrilegious to not like them or the sainted Beatles, but there it is: I don't like either one. Queen outshines both these overplayed, overexposed, undertalented groups, as well as everyone else in the music business.
Queen rocks!
This song as well as Hotel California are the best Classkc Rock Songs, yes Stairway to Heaven is played a lot but that is because people actually like good music, also don't you dare say Nirvana is horrible they are indeed Classic Rock and are an amazing band!
Sorry, this song is immortal and your comment is totally sacrilegious. Other than that, I'm fine with it.
I can't even with these people
Some of Billy Joel's songs, like this one, are so snotty. Not appealing lyrically or musically.
A dreary song. Its structure of slow song and fast jam was done much better by The Outlaws on "Green Grass and High Tides".
A song where only a quarter of it contains song, and the rest contains aimless noodling FOREVER.
Can be annoying but Sweet Home Alabama always bothered me more.
Favourite long song.